Born in 1952, in the north of Portugal was influenced by the past generations of her family, most of them dedicated on arts. She and her family are recognized by spreading the fame of this kind of crafts around Portugal.

Her products are wild, colourful and big, getting the attention of collectors. She signs her products as "Conceição Sapateiro (shoes, in Portuguese)" to honour the father who was a shoemaker and dies just 2 day after winning the national award of handicrafts - claiming that every single products she does is honouring her father.